03 - Omnic Lab: Basics: Offensive Heroes

In the Lab today we are covering the basics for heroes, Offensive heroes! We’ll dive into specializations for each hero, who they synergize with, and how to build a team with these offensive heroes in different scenarios! We’re going in depth to talk about Tracer, Solider 76, Reaper, McCree, & Pharah.

News & Patch Notes: (5 min)*Beta Test Weekend Recap:*Closed Beta Testing ends April 25th 10:00 Pacific (1:00am April 26th Eastern)*Developer Update Video: The Road to Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoYGzPtehBQ *Reminder Dates: May 3-4 is early access Beta Time for those who pre-purchased Overwatch before April 29thMay 5-9 is Open Beta (even for consoles)*Confirmed: All player progress achieved for Closed and Open Beta accounts do NOT carry over when the game launches. You will all begin at level 1 with no rewards.*Changes will not be drastic until just after launch*Immediately looking for more competitive mode changes, features, and iterations*Spectator Mode is something they’re looking to do also*Free Heroes and Maps is also something to look to post-launch*Pacing for changes in the game will be evaluated after launch to keep it fresh.

*Patch Notes:*No more White Portraits! Everyone is Bronze for levels 1-100.*Removed a few less popular sprays.*Hanamura temporarily disabled for spawn issues.*Route 66: Payload slowed by 10%*Route 66: Adjusted health pack spots*Volskaya Industries: Moved Spawn points further back

TOPIC: General OffenseTeam building and composition in Overwatch can go quite in depth and requires a certain knowledge of the different heroes and their nuances to really grasp it. Knowing each Hero’s strengths, weaknesses and synergies opens up a lot of creative potential when building a team.